Encounters with James Baldwin: Celebrating 100 Years – review
‘The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it’
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Multiple Casualty Incident, Yard Theatre, stage review: ‘A tale of two acts’
Sami Ibrahim’s play impresses in its first half, only to lose the audience in the second
Deep Cuts London, Mare Street, review: ‘An infinitely pretty space to get classily trollied on aperitivos’
‘Bringing obscure spirits and vermouth to the forefront of the operation, this bar is a lively addition’
Shirley Collins, Live from the Barbican, music review: ‘Long live the queen of folk!’
The singer, accompanied by the Lodestar Band, doesn’t disappoint in her long-awaited return to the stage
Hymn, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Writing at its most perceptive’
Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani shine in Lolita Chakrabarti’s play, which was live-streamed over a four-day run
Good Grief, Original Theatre Online, stage review: ‘Tasteful exploration of our capacity for regrowth’
Blurring the line between a play and a film, this unique portrayal of loss is ‘sharp and biting’
A Hero of Our Time, Arcola Theatre – review
Fast paced and bursting with emotion, this is a new adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov’s neglected 1840 novel
Stokey Bears, Haggerston, restaurant review: fresh beef and vegan relief
The already established eatery has a new place to call home, where it successfully unites those age-old friends, burger and milkshake
I Never Lie review: psychological thriller bursting with local colour and fizz
Jody Sabral’s third novel is also a moving portrayal of the ravages wrought by alcoholism
Kings of the Yukon: An Alaskan River Journey – review
From his houseboat on the Lea, it takes Weymouth three days to reach McNeil Lake, the salmon spawning ground most distant from the Bering Sea where the Yukon eventually emerges
Do Ho Suh, Passage/s @ Victoria Miro Gallery review – ‘unquestionably masterful technique’
The show evokes both the transience of an artist’s nomadic life and the intimacy of domestic calm
The Frog – restaurant review
It is the quality of the food by which a restaurant lives or dies, something chef Adam Handling understands, judging by his new venture
Adam Beattie: The Road Not Taken, album review – ‘warmth and sincerity’
Shoreditch-based Scotsman Adam Beattie is blazing a trail for contemporary folk music on his new album
The World’s End – review
Five old friends complete a pub crawl they started as schoolboys in this funny finale to the ‘Cornetto’ trilogy
Mother Clucker at the Shacklewell Arms – review
Free range fried chicken wings and thighs bring Southern soul to Hackney